Eligible Recipients: Non-partisan organizations
Area: the Northwest Territories
Activities: Working to attract, support, and develop female candidates for political office in the NWT at the Band Council, Municipal Council, Regional Government, Territorial Government, or Federal Parliament
Grants may be used for workshops, training, networking, mentoring, or similar types of activities related to political candidates and elections
Amount Available: $2,000 (Please note that amounts may vary year by year.)
Area: the Northwest Territories
Activities: Working to attract, support, and develop female candidates for political office in the NWT at the Band Council, Municipal Council, Regional Government, Territorial Government, or Federal Parliament
Grants may be used for workshops, training, networking, mentoring, or similar types of activities related to political candidates and elections
Amount Available: $2,000 (Please note that amounts may vary year by year.)
Application Process
To apply, you must create a profile on our grant application portal. If your organization already exists in our portal, but you do not have a user account, contact grants@ykcf.ca. We will create an account for you and link it to your organization. Once you are logged in, click Apply in the navigation bar to access each grant application.
2025 key dates
31 May, 12.01am
Applications open.
31 July, 11.59pm
Applications close.
September
Funding distributed.
Please note that key dates vary year by year.
The Mary Beth Miller Memorial Fund and Chris Argue Memorial Fund have different key dates.
The Resilient Communities Fund accepts applications on a rolling basis as funds are available.
Check out their pages to learn more!
Established in 2019.
Non-partisan organizations in the Northwest Territories working to promote and establish greater representation of women in political leadership.
Grantees are eligible to re-apply for grants in successive years; however previous receipt does not guarantee future awards.
Grantees are eligible to re-apply for grants in successive years; however previous receipt does not guarantee future awards.
2025: $2,000
Please note that amounts may vary year by year.
Please note that amounts may vary year by year.
To apply, you must create a profile on our grant application portal. If your organization already exists in our portal, but you do not have a user account, contact grants@ykcf.ca. We will create an account for you and link it to your organization. Once you are logged in, click Apply in the navigation bar to access each grant application.
30 May 12:01AM: Applications open.
31 July 11:59PM: Applications due.
Please note that key dates vary year by year.
30 May 12:01AM: Applications open.
31 July 11:59PM: Applications due.
Please note that key dates vary year by year.
Applications are reviewed by our Grants Committee and Fund Advisors.
31 July 11:59PM: All applications due via grant portal.
August: Yellowknife Community Foundation staff conduct due diligence checks, and Grants Committee members undertake a review process. As a normal part of the review process, you may be contacted for further clarifying information.
September: Applicants are notified. Every applicant will receive notification regardless of funding decision.
August: Yellowknife Community Foundation staff conduct due diligence checks, and Grants Committee members undertake a review process. As a normal part of the review process, you may be contacted for further clarifying information.
September: Applicants are notified. Every applicant will receive notification regardless of funding decision.
- All successful grantees will be required to submit a final report through our online portal.
- We want to hear from you during the lifecycle of your grant! Please reach out anytime with an impact story, picture or video, or just to say “Hi!”.
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